Industry Patents

Patent: 7348738

OLED Area Illumination Source

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Patent Number: 7348738 
Title: OLED Area Illumination Source 
Abstract: The present invention relates to an area illumination light source comprising a plurality of individual OLED panels. The individual OLED panels are configured in a physically modular fashion. Each OLED panel comprising a plurality of OLED devices. Each OLED panel comprises a first electrode and a second electrode such that the power being supplied to each individual OLED panel may be varied independently. A power supply unit capable of delivering varying levels of voltage simultaneously to the first and second electrodes of each of the individual OLED panels is also provided. The area illumination light source also comprises a mount within which the OLED panels are arrayed.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Foust, Duggal, Shiang, Nealon, Bortscheller 
Assignee: GEC 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: H05B 37/00 
US Classification: 315/312 
Issue Date: 03-25-2008 
Filing Date: 09-02-2004 
Application : 10/934015 
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Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 7348738 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 7348738 at Google Patents 

 

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